Guggenheim Capital LLC Boosts Stock Position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

Guggenheim Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA - Free Report) by 128.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 67,843 shares of the bank's stock after purchasing an additional 38,210 shares during the period. Guggenheim Capital LLC's holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $659,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BBVA. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 19.7% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 10,866 shares of the bank's stock worth $106,000 after acquiring an additional 1,792 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 7.5% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,226,849 shares of the bank's stock worth $21,645,000 after purchasing an additional 156,006 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 10.0% during the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 47,217 shares of the bank's stock worth $459,000 after purchasing an additional 4,302 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 189.4% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 397,979 shares of the bank's stock valued at $3,868,000 after buying an additional 260,472 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the 4th quarter worth $124,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.96% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BBVA has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets raised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Trading Down 2.5 %

Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria stock traded down $0.35 on Wednesday, hitting $13.69. 2,139,110 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,837,277. The company has a market capitalization of $79.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a fifty day moving average of $13.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of $11.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.27. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a one year low of $9.23 and a one year high of $14.84.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The bank reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47. The business had revenue of $10.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.12 billion. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a net margin of 28.10% and a return on equity of 17.49%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 25th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th were paid a dividend of $0.4439 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 9th. This is a boost from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.11. This represents a yield of 4.3%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 40.88%.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Profile

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA provides retail banking, wholesale banking, and asset management services in the United States, Spain, Mexico, Turkey, South America, and internationally. The company offers savings account, demand deposits, and time deposits; and loan products, such as residential mortgages, other households, credit card loans, loans to enterprises and public sector, as well as consumer finance.